Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-14

AErfCu Ol EtlllumS
Address by Governor Ormsbee.
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One of the most interesting and valuable
meetings ever held by the Vermont Board
of Agriculture has just closed at Grand
Isle. Some years ago Grand Isle county
had a fair association which held some very
creditable exhibition. The interest had
gradually decreased until for five years no
fairs had been held Two years ago u
farmers club was started at Grand Isle and
it is to this organization that the success of
the present meeting is largely due. The pro
gramme combined an exhibition of stock.
fruit vegetables etc, with the usual liter
airy exercises of a meeting of the Board of
Agriculture.
Wednesday October ) was largely
devoted to the placing of the exhibits and
Thursday the awards were made.
The following is a complete list of the
premiums awarded
HORSES
Judges-EJ Parker OF Georgia, c Russell
Of North Hero.
Rest mare and colt. Homer Knights second
best. Z Maconber third best Robinson.
Best ycarling colt, Henry GriswOld second,
John pari2o; third, Charles Wilcox.
Best two year old colt, Robinson; second,
IL DhbuiuC' khllh' t1dlhu'l
Bert threc-ycar o d stallion Juan Robinson.
Bost three vear-colt, "a Cham berlain sec
c,Tr,r
CATTLE
Best herd Jersey COWS, S q Macombor.
SHEEP.
Judgcs-Henry Allen, Orris Knieht, Juan
Robinson.
Rest Shropeshre sheep and lambs. S G Ma
comher; best Southdown sheep and lambs
Jam, lloag.
tO"i"'
iudges-Charles Tobias, Pearl 5 Gordon.
Best pair Fantail Doves, W Kinney; best
Brown Leghorns 5 G. Macombcr; best Ply
mouth Rocks : G. Macomber; best White
crested Black Polish, a II Macomber; best
Light Bramahs, A II Macomber; best Bantam
chickens, EVA Macombcr'
FRUIT.
Judgcs-W W Pcatl, O Hatch. II Oar
row. .....-,.. No.,
con eSS ~ second hest II II H,il. best three
varieties fan apples, ii G Allen second be t.
Benz Mncomher. Best three varieties winter
pears Hoag secphn peN' u c, nriney'
second s best t. Wesson Macomber. Best EXHIBIT
grapes b Haynes; se-ond best, Benz Mdcom-
oer'
VEGETABLES
Judges-John Dodds, G II IIawrican.
Best three varieties Oh po,ilupes,D w bryIu
onions + {; HoaG. second hes. /, Il s;acom-
ber
FANCY WORK.
tn,,.oe-,tr s,rI. KINNEY Mira uoman Alien
Pest knit hcdsprcad, Mrs l. Mincklcr; see
ond best, Mrs SStep6en H%aE. Hrst display
hand PGln{nG Mis- ~ as rT5 coecfnn
Louis S ronr: best pillow shams. Mrs Stephen
IIoag best drawn rug. Mrs Il samson sec.
9ha l neS'; ME- aa ia U.s. ME- Wssnn
MacGmber; best knitted fringe rug, Miss i
Macomhcr; best knitted rug, Mrs WcsSou
Maeohner' pes, s"ImPtc Ura"u Ill., NJ, n a., IL
best kensingt0n painting, Miss Nellie Dodds
best pai chwork quit, Bessie Mocomher seven
years 0lu Dpst eunptoiuurtu so" pt.ioW AR"
Mis- n G. Wiiroy. Second hest. Mrs Z Hoag'
Snaciol mantion should also he made Of
+ha fnn no,yors disnI,vnd NV w y Cory
N,s ( Svlvnsta, I ~ Nocomher and
Mr. Wa.s0n Nocomber Some fine evan
oro+oJ f,,it or,,lo. ,oors and runnl,ins
wore shown nv .Juon Robinson. 4 corn
.b,oIln,. and o,ch,rd .urf,ra nloy, wore
lro,,,rb+ b,. n I Eiuno,, Tho four voa,,
old stallion E.rlenore WA. shown bv Burton
R1onchorJ Who also bod - fine nair Of
motcbnd thrno Won, olds
A.. was tn Inc .yr,ctn1 tbn disnIov of nm
Mas o,I nao,, ,,.,! ovcoodiuol,. finn far ~,
rouin,, tliot At tLo St,to foi,. Put if was
somntIin,r of = .,,,,,is, to find y displov of
,,ro,,os some IN varieties which if ,youI
he hard to hoo, anywhere showing, that fine
soil and climate Of GRAND Isle ore sneciallv
odonted ia tho roisinor of tbis nrofitaLip
cron
The ltaro,.,, ovo,cises were held in fine
1-nion ,l,,rnI
M. ( p Gordon WINS oIoc+ed chairman
and an address Of welcome was delivered
Inv, Mr. 1nhn A chamberlain of Grand Isla
Tn tho com,.ao If his remarks he dwelt very
foroiII,, IN, th, ,r,.,,+ ,aod tbora WINS ON tbo
slonJ If ,,o,o ,.,,ar,,l and intaIi@ent farm
inc,
In bis resnorsa fine secretorv w W
Cooke If Rnrlinrrton d,veIt mon the odvon.
tageS OF the Islands as natural 1rult ground
the soil of the orchard to make the most of